Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sample project: app.airshaper.com/simulations/naca0015-more-lift-full-morph

In this video, we apply aerodynamic shape optimization using the adjoint technique to a 3D NACA 0015 airfoil.

The method runs through a number of cycles, each containing:
- a primal run (normal CFD simulation of the aerodynamics)
- a dual run (adjoint simulation to link the lift improvement goal to the flow field)
- a sensitivity map calculation (to calculate how the surface should be morphed to increase lift)
- a morphing step to implement these suggestions. The morphing is applied to the volume & surface mesh directly

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